Online preparation course, how to choose it

The period of pregnancy is a magical and wonderful time, but it is also full of mixed emotions, doubts and worries. Changes in the body often take us by surprise making us feel disoriented, not to mention hormonal swings that affect mood.
Participating in a preparatory course is the best way to acquire greater awareness and face all the challenges that the adventure of becoming a mother entails with more serenity. Comparison with a trained midwife and with other expert figures allows us to find the answers and the security necessary to arrive at the time of delivery without stress.

Why take an online preparatory course?

It is not always possible to attend childbirth courses face-to-face. Especially in the last period, due to the pandemic, hospitals and consultants have reduced the offer and introduced many restrictions and at the same time many online preparatory courses have been born , in different ways.

The advantages of an online preparatory course are many:

• You can follow it comfortably whenever and wherever you want, without time constraints and without leaving your home. On the sofa with a nice hot herbal tea, under the covers or on a park bench, you always choose the location.
• You won’t struggle to involve your partner in following him with you, while physically dragging him during office hours, among an army of women with big bellies is not always an easy task.
• You can stop at will and listen to only the parts that interest you depending on the period of pregnancy you are going through.
• You always have all the information you need at hand during the nine months of waiting.

How to choose the right course?

On the net there are now many online preparatory courses , how do we choose a quality one, suitable for us? Here are the ingredients that a digital accompanying course must necessarily have in order to be useful and advantageous. It must be held by a professional midwife and better prepared if accompanied by other key birth figures, such as a pediatrician, gynecologist, psychologist.
The expert who holds the course must be empathetic and be able to ‘pierce the screen’ to get straight to those who follow her, instilling a sense of serenity and trust.
The program must be complete, touching on all the different aspects of pregnancy, accompanying the expectant mother month by month and also addressing the delicate issue of postpartum.
It is important that there is a special focus on breastfeeding.
A plus of an online course is having a section dedicated to practical exercises to be practiced in the nine months, to prepare for childbirth even physically.
Last but not least : a useful preparatory course must give us the opportunity to interact directly with the midwife, through direct videos where we can ask our personal questions.

The preparatory course of FM Academy

The Preparing Course born from the collaboration between FattoreMamma and the experts of the Policentro Pediatrico & Donna in Milan, is designed to accompany future mothers on the journey of motherhood with complete and accurate information, but also pampering them and giving them a lot of serenity and awareness. Alongside the obstetrician Maria Chiara Alvisi, the gynecologist Paola Pileri, the pediatrician Elia Sabbioni and the psychologist Alessandra Bramante accompany the expectant mothers on a journey in stages through the three trimesters of pregnancy, with reference to all the necessary tests, hormonal changes and physical as well as psychological and emotional aspects.

1. Practical demonstrations on how to perform useful exercises with the fit ball and a special training for the pelvic floor.
2. Focus on childbirth in all its phases, from labor to birth, with an in-depth analysis of the different pain management techniques (natural and pharmacological).
3. Practical advice on postpartum, from puerperium to newborn care, with particular attention to breastfeeding.
4. Convenient downloadable pdfs to always have a conceptual map of the course at hand.